'There's only one Willie Mullins' - and only one person could possibly top the 2024 Power List

Nearing the end of another year, it's time for our annual list of the sport's most impactful people. As ever, the aim is not simply to identify those in the positions of greatest power. We've also sought to include those with the highest profiles and those who wield the most influence. Did we slip up? Let us know via editor@racingpost.co.uk.

20 Paul Townend

The champion jockey title might have been forfeited to Jack Kennedy in 2024, but Paul Townend still had a remarkable year.

Willie Mullins' stable jockey was victorious in jumping's three most coveted races, the Grand National, Cheltenham Gold Cup and Champion Hurdle. Townend, who rides almost exclusively for Mullins, partners many of the sport's best horses but he continues to be an asset, not a hindrance, to them, as was particularly evident in his sublime County Hurdle-winning performance on Absurde.